Higher Education Colloquium Presented by Dr. Peter Eckel: "Advancing Higher Education Through Research-Informed Practice and Practice-Informed Research"

Dr. Peter Eckel will present a Higher Education Colloquium titled: "Advancing Higher Education Through Research-Informed Practice and Practice-Informed Research." Dr. Peter Eckel’s two-decade career as a scholar/practitioner focuses on understanding and strengthening higher education administration, management, and governance. Dr. Eckel has worked with hundreds of college, university and state system administrators, faculty, and trustees on issues such transformational change; student learning and educational quality; diversity and equity; academic leadership; presidential transitions; academic joint ventures/partnerships; internationalization; shared governance; institutional entrepreneurialism; administrative teamwork; and effective trusteeship. Prior to joining Penn GSE, he served as Vice President for Programs and Research at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) and held several positions at the American Council on Education (ACE), including ending his tenure there as Director of the Center for Effective Leadership. He has worked internationally on leadership, governance, and institution change in Malaysia, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the U.K., and Kazakhstan.